2011-01-14

El Salvadorian construction firms Visa, Montipac and Servi are to begin work on an 83km stretch of the Corredor longitudinal highway in capital San Salvador, national road investment fund Fovial's executive director, Eliud Ulises Ayala, told BNamericas.   The work is the second phase of a thr...

2011-01-14

Paraguayan state-owned cement producer INC will invest up to US$300mn to double its cement production capacity by end-2011, the firm's industrial manager, Claudio Montiel, told BNamericas.   INC will invest US$60mn of its own funds in a number of projects, including the expansion of one of it...

2011-01-14

Colombia's transport ministry (Mintransporte) will launch a number of tenders this year to carry out studies regarding a 10,000km road and highway development program, according to the national planning department (DNP).   Consultancies are expected to be carried out from 2011-2012, allowing ...

2011-01-13

The Bolivian government has begun studies for the construction of a high-speed railway to join the El Mutun iron ore deposit in Santa Cruz department with a Pacific ocean port, an official from the mining and metallurgy ministry (MMM) told BNamericas.   "The objective is for the line to ...

2011-01-13

A law in Jamaica allowing the private sector to import up to 15% of cement for the local market free of the common external tariff (CET), has been a success, according to industry, investment and commerce minister Karl Samuda.   The industry has seen an increased stability and a reduction in ...

2011-01-13

Paraguay's public works and communications ministry (MOPC) is in talks with legislators and other authorities to prepare for the creation of a new transport ministry, a spokesperson told BNamericas.   The bill was submitted to the lower house by liberal party PLRA legislator Edgar Ortiz and w...

2011-01-13

Peru's economy and finance ministry (MEF) has allocated more than 500mn soles (US$181mn) to the Apurimac and Ene river valleys (VRAE) for future infrastructure projects.   The funding includes works on various highway stretches in the area and falls under the ministry's rapid impact program (...

2011-01-12

Ecuador's transport and public works ministry (MTOP) has completed repairs and modifications worth a total US$26mn to the runway at Ulpiano Paez de Salinas airport in Santa Elena province.   The new 2.5km runway will enable large aircraft, including those belonging to the Ecuadorian air force...